The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-21

ment by hurting dynamite bombs at the officers
of the law and not Iuake so much as a ripple on
the serene surface of the community.-Phila.
adephia Times.
Fox ve.oing bill ia the interest of temper
ance reform Governor Seymour was defeated for
reelection years ago. History repeats itself,
Governor Hill and don't you forget it-Phila-
delpnia Press.
RSELF-REsPFcTING women OF Kansas are
already sick CT the whole business after single
trial of voting Regret and modification came
as a reaction from the excitement OF the election.
New York Sun
SINCE Speaker Carlisle han come out for the
denomination of President Cleveland it only re-
mains for the New York Sun to discover the
fact that Speaker Carlisle is Democrat.
-Pittsburg Dispatch.
AMONG thinking men everywhere the opinion
is growing that the interstatecolnmerce law is
one OF the rawest and rashest experiments that
Congress has ever made. Thus far it has helped
nobody, and the probability is that, if the COM
mission were to permit it to go into effect. its
operations would create much confusion and
disaster, as much loss and suffering a fnan-
cial panic.-Atlanta Constitution.
1T is all we'll enough for American capitalists
to buy up five or six million acres OF Mexican
land in a lump for manifest destiny proclaims
that Mexico will belong to the United States
some day anyhow, but it is very different thing
when foreign capitalists buy up large blocks of
American real estate. We don't want foreign
government to gain foothold on our soil by
any such insidious means. Philadelphia In
quirer.
that the law is obeyed and enforced. BY tho
18th section the commission is expressly re-
quired to keep itself informed as to the man
ner and method in which the same 1.-THE railroad
business] is conducted" That means that,
without waiting for complaints the commission
ers are to see that the railroads are managed in
obedience to the law and that no abuses are
practiced in violation of it-New York Herald.
IT is time that the civilized peoples of the world
raised voice against the odous barbarism of
British rule in Ireland. France. Russia and the
United States have long looked upon the En-
gllsh government in Ireland as blot upon civil
ization. 1t is time for the United States to
speak officially as il has repeatedly spoken
through its legislatures 1t is time to ask Eng
land to deal with the Irish people as civilized
governments deal with conquered or coordinate
peoples. New York Star
THE time for building great monuments has
passed The Grant monument fund has not
been increased for months; the efforts of the
Hendricks Monumental Association have been
exerted to very little purpose, and the fund for
the Beecher monument grows but slowly, only
$40. COO having been secured thus far. Men who
are worthy OF being remembered generally build
their own monuments before they die, and are
held in everlasting remembrance for what they
complish.-Charleston News and Courier.
IT was not to be expected that the law would
work smoothly at once, or that it would DE per-
leCI III ltScA. 1tS main prtuClple, however,
which is fair and equal treatment for all. is ole
of vital consequence. 1t is the purpose of tho
people to hew to this line, let the chips fall
where they will. All notifications consistent
with this principle in its large sense that are
demanded may be made, and the commission
will doubtless be guided by this policy But the
complaints are no criterion of their own justice.
New York World.
THE argument against woman suffrage. grow
ing out of the scandalous personalities of tho
LOTT IN MN If yfe fArn
| when we look back three years to the terrors of
the presidential contest. So, ALSO the disinclina-
/ ton of women to 60 to the polls can hardly be
| urged as specific reason against giving them
| the right to vote. The disinclination of the
male voter to exercise his privilege is quite as
invincible, and is one of the serious difficulties
| that besetlthe operation Of our form of govern
ment 1t takes an extremely active and impor-
| tant contest to bring out two-thirds of the vot-
ing strength in any part of the country. -Phila-
delphia Record.
IT is Significant fact that the criticism is
often heard that the law seems to be working in
| favor of the railroads and against shippers,
whereas the cry raised before the act
passed that some Of its provisions would be de-
structive of the interests of the railroads. Pos
| sibiy the corporations may be trying to protect
themselves or to promote their interests at the
expense of some of their customers or some
shipping points under the pretense that they are
| merely conforming with the law AS they OPP
posed those features of the act which chief Y
give rise to complaints. and presumably would
| be glad to get rid of them, perhaps they are
4 giving them too rigid construction for the ex-
| press purpose of making them unpopular.-New
|